by Guest Blogger | Feb 4, 2019 | Emotional Health
Accepting help in the NICU is tough. My son, Brooks, was born at 29 weeks after a month-long hospital stay on bedrest because of PPROM I developed at 25 weeks. There was so much help I needed from the time I was hospitalized. I was almost completely helpless, it felt,...
by Leigh Ann Torres | Jan 24, 2019 | Family Stories
The secret to living is giving. – Tony Robbins That’s the driving motto behind Team Hand to Hold member Cesar Romero’s passion for giving back. Cesar joined Team Hand to Hold in early January and threw himself into fundRACING for NICU and bereaved...
by Ima Carnelus | Jan 14, 2019 | Family Stories, Life after the NICU
People often ask me how it feels to be pregnant after a preemie, and honestly, sometimes it’s surreal. You see three and a half years ago, having another baby was far from our minds. I had given birth to our son Jaxson at 22 weeks, 6 days, and we endured the NICU...
by Shanna Thompson | Jan 10, 2019 | Family Stories, Life after the NICU
“First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes…” Well, my guess is that if you’re reading this blog, your journey to that baby in a carriage hasn’t been the childhood rhyme you pictured. When we suddenly realized we were pregnant, years before we intended to be...
by Stephanie Durfee | Jan 3, 2019 | Life after the NICU
Our story Our daughter was born at 26 weeks gestation weighing only 1lb 8oz. due to severe preeclampsia. As soon as she was born, I remember asking, “When is she coming home?” and the countdown began. Most babies come home around their due date, which in our case...
